This item is entirely made of wood, lacquered with non-toxic paints and comply with EN 71.3.
Architoys Puzzle Children and Adults 100% Made in Italy – Archimedes Stomachion – Wooden Puzzle
HKD466.86
- Archimedes was founded in the III century. BC born in Syracuse and is considered one of the greatest scientists and mathematicians in history.
- According to many scholars, he began to be interested in combinatorial calculation through the study of stomachion, a branch of mathematics that only developed 2000 years later RPA4000020232023Thanks to some California mathematicians, it was actually understood that the stomachion represents the first historical example of combinatorial mathematics.
- Thanks to the use of computers, it was possible to calculate that 536 different combinations exist to make a square with the 14 parts of the stomachion
- 1998, an anonymous billionaire bought a parchment for two million dollars at Sotheby’s in New York that had been found in the library of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Istanbul in 1906..Through investigations with UV rays, it was confirmed that it was what the historians did Codex C of Archimedes, also known as the “Manuscript of Constantinople”, which contains the copy of some works of Archimedes from the 10th century.
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| Weight | 0.12 kg |
|---|---|
| Brand | Architoys |
| EAN | 8002871600633 |